Wednesday, November 22, 2006

WTM's top prospects

It's not only the holiday season, but it's also the time of year that many people release their "Top XX Prospects" list. I can't think of anyone better to make up a list of the top 20 Pirate prospects than Wilbur Miller, so I would be remiss if I didn't share a link with everyone. It's really a very depressing list below the top three (and even among the top three there's lots of questions about Walker and Lincoln). I count five guys that are already relievers among our top 20 (Sharpless, Bayliss, Chavez, Davidson, Rogers) along with at least three more that are probably headed down that road (Bresnehan, Felix, Youman). Throw in two guys whom we still have no idea about after injuries (Bullington and Van Benschoten) and the fact that Brad freaking Corley and his .438 SLG clock in at 11th (and is the last position player on the list) and this is not a list of guys to be excited about.